Chapter Seventy-Three: Jeon Hwi-Bin's Thoughts

  Just as the three were talking, Zhang Chengyuan suddenly felt a familiar aura approaching him. He looked up to see Li Zhen, and immediately stood up with joy, calling out: "Zhen'er sister!" Although he wanted to hug her intimately like usual to express his longing, he didn't dare to take action in public, leaving him feeling disappointed.

  As Jang Sung-yuan stood up, Jung Hye-bin and Yoon Eun-hye also got up to greet Lee Jin, then exchanged warm greetings. Since they had met Lee Jin in various settings many times before, even collaborating several times, they were already very familiar with her.

  Yoon Eun-hye and Lee Chun-hee knew each other, even before she met Jang Sung-won. She and Lee Chun-hee, who belonged to different groups, had competed against each other several times in singer activities, although they were rivals, but also had a crush on each other. After Yoon Eun-hye became friends with Jang Sung-won, the two gradually got closer due to their relationship with Jang Sung-won.

  While the relationship between Hwang Hui-bin and Lee Jin has become closer over the past period, it is also due to Jang Sung-won. All along, Hwang Hui-bin has been very concerned about news related to Jang Sung-won and has always tried her best to get in touch with friends she knows who are familiar with Jang Sung-won.

  A few months ago, when she heard about the scandal between Sung Yu-ri and Jang Sung-won, she immediately suspected that Jang Sung-won's relationships with the other three members of Fin.K.L were also unusual. So when she met Lee Jin, she naturally wanted to get close to her. It should be noted that she approached Jang Sung-won's friends without any particular purpose, but simply because she had Jang Sung-won on her mind and subconsciously wanted to make friends with his friends. Of course, if she could get to know Jang Sung-won through them and become good friends, it would be an unexpected delight for her.

  After exchanging greetings, the four of them sat down again. Li Zhen asked: "What were you talking about just now? Tell me too."

  Yoon Eun-hye said, "I was just saying that Hye-bin unnie used to be a fan of Sung-yuan oppa, and it seems like she knows him very well. She even knew about the small, insignificant CF that I did with Sung-yuan oppa several years ago."

  "Really? I think I also knew that, it was a school uniform commercial you guys shot together in 2000, and the scene where you were ice-skating was quite popular back then. But after all these years, I don't think many people would remember this, Hye Bin, you can recall this, it shows you're really concerned about Sung Yu." When it comes to understanding Jang Sung Yu, how could the four members of Fin.K.L lose to others?

  Quan Hui Bin looked at Zhang Cheng Yuan with a blush and said, "As a fan, how can you not remember the glorious deeds of your favorite star?"

  Li Zhen looked at Zhang Chengyuan and said, "This kid is not as good as you think. He usually pretends to be cool, acting like he's very capable, but in reality, he doesn't understand anything. Even his clothes, food, and drink need to be planned out for him by us four sisters beforehand. Otherwise, he'll just do whatever he wants, sloppily and carelessly."

  When Yoon Eun-hye heard Lee Jin say that, she felt very surprised and curious, muttering: "Really didn't expect that Sung-yoon had such a side."

  Zhang Chengyuan thought to himself, "Zhēn'ér jiě, I don't think I'm as sloppy as you said!" However, he didn't dare refute Rong Zhen's words and could only smile wryly with some helplessness.

  But Hye-bin, however, seemed to be lost in thought. When she was in middle school and found out about Jang Sung-won, he was already a well-known student in the southwestern part of Seoul for his excellent grades and physical appearance. This sparked her curiosity, and she tried to find out more about him. Later, while strolling with classmates in Han River Park, she unexpectedly caught sight of Jang Sung-won's handsome looks and extraordinary demeanor, and her heart was immediately smitten with him. She gradually fell for him. When she found out that he had become a celebrity, she became his first fan without hesitation, writing letters to him every few days expressing her feelings, but unfortunately, he didn't have time to read them, so he never knew about her devotion. Even if Jang Sung-won saw the letters, he would only think of it as a fan's infatuation with a celebrity and wouldn't take it seriously.

  In order to get close to Zhang Chengyuan, Quan Huibin had long made up her mind to become an excellent artist. After unremitting efforts, relying on her natural beauty and outstanding dance skills, she finally became a trainee of an entertainment company. Later, she was fortunate enough to debut as a singer. After working hard in the entertainment industry for about two years, she has now gained some fame and finally has the qualifications to stand in front of Zhang Chengyuan and get to know him. At this moment, her heart is filled with great joy.

  However, Li Zhen's words made her think about whether the Zhang Chengyuan she liked was the real Zhang Chengyuan or just the one in her imagination. If the real Zhang Chengyuan was vastly different from the one in her heart, wouldn't all her efforts over the past few years be in vain? Moreover, she also sensed that Li Zhen's words seemed to be warning her not to get too close to Zhang Chengyuan.

  Lee Jin thought that Won Hwi Bin was not bad, but she intentionally said the above words because she clearly felt that she liked Jang Sung Won. The intention of saying this is to advise Won Hwi Bin not to treat her idol as a lover with a fan's mentality; secondly, it is a subtle declaration that Jang Sung Won belongs to Fin.K.L, letting Won Hwi Bin stop being infatuated. In Lee Jin's heart, Jang Sung Won's other half may not be her, but it must be one of the members of Fin.K.L.

  Joon-oh Hui-bin understood Lee Jin's intention, but before confirming whether the real Jang Sung-won was worthy of her affection, she wouldn't back down. She had to get along with Jang Sung-won and thoroughly understand his character, personality, abilities, etc., in order to make a further decision. If the real Jang Sung-won was still worthy of her affection, then even if he already had a woman he liked, as long as they weren't married yet, she would never give up. Because the dream she had held in her heart for so many years couldn't be extinguished that easily!

  In the corner, four people sat together and continued to chat. Other guests also knew not to come over and disturb them, at most waving their hands and smiling to greet each other. After all, the artists who came to participate in "X-MAN" were of all shapes and sizes, including actors, singers, comedians, seniors, and newcomers who had just debuted. Although most of them had heard of each other's names, they didn't necessarily know each other personally, and even if they did, their relationship wasn't necessarily close.

  The guests present mostly only communicated with people they were familiar with and would not casually disturb unfamiliar people, otherwise they might accidentally learn secrets that others did not want to reveal, which could lead to resentment from others. After all, the entertainment industry is complex, and artists are afraid of being caught off guard and affecting their careers, so there is a lot of caution between them. Unless you're a well-known good person like Liu Zai Shi or Jin Ji Dong, who have a reputation for being trustworthy, it's hard to make many friends in the industry. Just like Zhang Cheng Yuan, although he has been active in the entertainment industry for a long time, the number of truly reliable friends he has made is only around ten.

  After a while, the three MCs, Kang Ho-dong, Lee Jae-seok and Kim Je-dong, also arrived one after another. Although they have been in the industry for some years, before hosting X-Man, they had never received such enthusiastic attention and welcome from the audience. It can be said that now their popularity has surpassed most of the guests invited to this show. Many viewers watch X-Man just to enjoy Kang Ho-dong's exaggerated humor, Lee Jae-seok's witty humor, and Kim Je-dong's down-to-earth wit and recklessness, while some guests are not even noticed.

  After the three arrived, they had to greet all the guests one by one. Before formal recording, they need to get along well with the invited artists and deepen their understanding of the artists' qualities and talents, so as to reduce the guests' sense of restraint, liven up the atmosphere during filming, and develop the guests' shining points... Of course, the ultimate goal is to increase the brilliance of the program.